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About Masque of Honor (2020, 2025)

Masque of Honor, published in 2020 and rereleased in 2025,  recounts the riveting true story behind one of Virginia’s most dramatic early–19th-century duels. Set against the political fervor of the 1810s, the novel follows cousins Armistead Mason and John “Jack” McCarty, two rising young leaders whose ambitions place them on opposite ends of the political spectrum. As each man strives to shape the future of a rapidly evolving nation, ideological tension turns personal, fueled by pride, honor, and the unyielding expectations of their prominent families. When political rivalry escalates into an unforgiving dispute, both men become trapped in a social code that leaves little room for retreat. Through richly drawn characters and meticulous historical detail, Sharon Virts explores the public and private forces— that drove two promising statesmen toward a tragic and fateful duel. Masque of Honor illuminates a pivotal moment in American history when reputation, loyalty, and political passion collided with irreversible consequences.

About The Grays of Truth (2024)

In Reconstruction-era Baltimore, the city’s social elite are dying under mysterious circumstances, and rumors swirl beneath the veneer of respectability. Jane Gray Wharton has no reason to question her husband Ned’s sudden death, until a later visit to the same Wharton home leaves both her and her young daughter dangerously ill. A trained chemist and former nurse, Jane recognizes the signs of foul play, yet she is burdened by a painful past marked by loss, delusion, and institutionalization. As more unexpected deaths strike Baltimore’s upper class, Jane’s fears sharpen while her grip on reality feels increasingly fragile. When a respected army officer becomes the next to fall gravely ill after visiting the Whartons, Jane knows she must act. But will anyone believe her? And can she trust her own mind? Inspired by true events, The Grays of Truth follows one woman’s desperate pursuit of answers, redemption, and the chance to save the man she loves.

About Veil of Doubt (2023)

In Reconstruction-era Virginia, a grieving mother stands accused of an unthinkable crime. When young widow Emily Lloyd loses her three-year-old daughter, Maud, to a sudden and mysterious illness, the town is quick to condemn her. Charged with poisoning her child, and with murdering nearly everyone in her household, Emily becomes the center of a community already convinced of her guilt.

Powell Harrison, a soft-spoken and brilliant attorney newly returned home to help manage his late father’s practice, initially refuses involvement, wary of the case’s stigma. But as he learns more about Emily’s troubled behavior and the peculiar secrets of her withdrawn neighbors, he begins to suspect a far more complex—and possibly darker—truth.

Inspired by a shocking real case, Veil of Doubt blends true crime, legal drama, and meticulous historical detail to explore justice, prejudice, and deception in the Reconstruction South.